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04/20/2010

Earthquakes in the News – Has Earth Become More Unstable in 2010?

Julian
Construction
Checks the Records to See Whether Earthquake Frequency and Magnitude
Are on the Rise

Founder
of Julian Construction
(www.julianconstruction.com),
Julian De La Torre, could not help but notice that major earthquakes
seemed to be in the news almost weekly. “Haiti, Chile, Baja
California, China – all 7.0 or greater and all within the first 3
months of 2010.” Julian said. “Given the nature of our business,
I wanted to know what this might be telling us and whether the planet
was experiencing an unusually high number of earthquakes.” So he
looked it up.

The U.S.
Geological Survey tracks earthquake activity around the world. It
turns out there is a great deal more activity than generally thought
- about 50 earthquakes are recorded every day. The yearly average is
17 major earthquakes (7.0 to 7.9) and one that will be measured at
8.0 or higher. So, at least so far, this year’s activity is not
out of line with the past and the data is not showing any increase in
seismic events. This year’s earthquakes are striking populated
areas, causing tremendous damage and generating headlines, but
neither the frequency nor the magnitude are unusual.

“What
this year’s earthquake news is telling us is not that the world is
ending, but simply ‘Be prepared’.” Julian continued. “The
location and timing of earthquakes is not subject to prediction with
current technology, so good preparation is the best defense.”

Julian
Construction is offering an inspection of your home’s foundation at
no charge. For those who need to finance any needed repair or
retrofit, Julian Construction offers 0% financing.

Julian
De La Torre has been retrofitting since the early 1990s and has
personally worked on over 6,600 homes in Southern California. With
this unmatched experience in the substructure areas of a home, Mr. De
La Torre formed Julian Construction in 2001 with the goal of making
safer homes, apartments and commercial properties throughout Southern
California. His partner Shawn Kyles has inspected over 15,000
structures, working with both engineering firms and local departments
of building and safety, and is an expert in foundation repair and
house bolting. Julian Construction owns its own company and is built
on a “no middlemen” model - no salesmen, no subcontractors. When
you work with Julian Construction you get the principals of the
company and workers of Julian Construction under your home. The
result is the highest quality work at affordable prices. They can be
contacted by phone at 323 733-3377, by fax at 323 733-4477 or via
their website, www.julianconstruction.com.